Better Homes, Better Future

Join EEBA and Sunrun to learn about Houston's distributed energy landscape and how builders can differentiate their communities with battery storage. We’ll cover macro factors driving consumer demand in the region, Sunrun & NRG Energy's partnership to deploy a Distributed Power Plant in Texas and the value proposition for builders and their homebuyers.Learning Objectives: 1)  Gain insight into the Houston energy market.2)  Understand the function of a Distributed Power Plant (DPP).3) Discover the rising homebuyer demand for distributed energy.4) Overview of the Sunrun and NRG partnership.5) The value proposition of including distributed energy in communities for Houston homebuilders and their homebuyers. 

Most jobsite software wasn't built to capture what AI actually needs. The fields, timestamps, and check-ins that platforms record today were designed for tracking tasks, not for training models or powering diagnostics. That gap is the real bottleneck standing between most builders and the AI tools they're hearing so much about. This session lays out a practical path forward. We'll define the minimum viable dataset a jobsite needs to capture, show how that data supports descriptive and diagnostic analytics that surface the real drivers of delay and rework, and then explore what becomes possible once AI is layered on top — interrogating reports, suggesting recovery paths, simulating what-if scenarios, and automating parts of schedule and field management. The goal is a set of repeatable practices any builder can apply, regardless of current tech stack, to support more starts per superintendent while improving predictability, quality, and cost performance.Learning Objectives:Identify the minimum viable jobsite dataset needed to move from basic tracking to AI-ready field operations Understand how to apply analytics to pinpointing the actual root causes of delay and rework on a jobsite, rather than just reporting that they happened. Evaluate practical AI use cases layered on field data, including report interrogation, recovery-path suggestions, and what-if scenario simulation. Apply a repeatable framework for improving predictability and cost performance regardless of current technology stack

Harvard's JCHS partnered with The Farnsworth Group to interview Homeowners and Contractors about their experiences building a healthy and/or green home. This research looks at activities and projects conducted by both groups to better understand what is being done to promote occupant health & safety and environmental & energy performance. This webinar will present the findings along with insights.Learning Objectives:1. Learn about homeowners' concerns, reasons, activities and obstacles around a healthy and safe home and the products and solutions within.2. Learn about what contractors see is their customers' interest level, trends, benefits, and constraints surrounding healthy and safe homes and the products and solutions within.3. Understand homeowners' concerns, reasons, activities and obstacles around an environmentally friendly and energy efficient home, and the products and solutions within.4. Learn about what contractors see is their customers' interest level, trends, benefits, and constraints surrounding environmentally friendly and energy efficient homes and the products and solutions within.Speaker: Grant Farnsworth

Exploring Carrier's latest advancements in variable speed technology, we are excited to introduce the enhanced premium comfort features and 24V communication protocols.Learning Objectives:Learn what variable speed is, and its benefits.Discover Carrier's newest performance 27VPA9 OverviewUnderstand utilizing 24V signals for variable speedLearn what the 27VPA9 means to the homeowner.

How do we make sustainability scalable? In this talk, Levven shares how it’s using innovation and design to democratize access to smart, sustainable electrical systems so that every homeowner, regardless of income or geography, can benefit from efficient, connected living.Learning Objectives:1. Identify the main inefficiencies in traditional electrical installations.2. Explore how wireless power and control systems can significantly reduce material costs and labor time.3. Learn about Levven’s vision for accessible sustainability through design and engineering.4. Gain insight on how continuity and replication is the key to build efficient construction practices to reduce cost across all aspects.